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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 12, 2014
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Related parties sales $ 156,300,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties $ 156,300,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties $ 155,300,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties  
Equity (loss) income (300,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 9,600,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments  
Dividends received 1,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived 1,600,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived 1,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived  
Investment in joint venture 21,300,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures 23,100,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures    
Accounts receivables, related parties 39,500,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent 39,100,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent    
Advertising expense 4,400,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 3,200,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 2,100,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense  
Cash equivalents 793,700,000us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments 846,600,000us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments    
Non-trade receivables 39,600,000us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent 44,500,000us-gaap_NontradeReceivablesCurrent    
Depreciation expense 56,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation 51,100,000us-gaap_Depreciation 47,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation  
Capitalized internal-use software 21,200,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions 16,300,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions 8,600,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions  
Treasury stock previously repurchased shares 41.8us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired 39.0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired    
Building and Building Improvements | Minimum        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life 3 years      
Building and Building Improvements | Maximum        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life 40 years      
Machinery and Equipment | Minimum        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life 3 years      
Machinery and Equipment | Maximum        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life 20 years      
Software        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Amortization expense 8,500,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember		 5,800,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember		 6,600,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember		  
Software | Minimum        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets 5 years      
Software | Maximum        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets 7 years      
Other Intangible Assets | Minimum        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets 3 years      
Other Intangible Assets | Maximum        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets 22 years      
Other Intangible Assets | Weighted Average        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets 13 years      
Interest rate swap contract        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Senior unsecured notes - aggregate principal amount 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		      
Long-term debt, interest percentage 2.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		      
Long-term debt due date 2016      
Notional value of derivative contracts 250,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		      
Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps        
Schedule Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Notional value of derivative contracts       $ 250,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= bcr_ForwardStartingInterestRateSwapsMember
Derivative termination date       2016-05